Everybody in the FOSS community gets really mad at that decision... I thought it was intuitive.
"How much do you want to pay?"
"0 Dollars."
"Great!"
Why is that so horrible?
"How much do you want to pay?"
"0 Dollars."
"Great!"
Why is that so horrible?
Really great line, i liked that a lot.
"We want users to understand that they’re pretty much cheating the system when they choose not to pay for software. We didn’t exclude a $0 button to deceive you; we believe our software really is worth something."
That's why you let users decide after they've used the software. You don't tell someone that up front and expect a payment when you haven't been able to try and test the software for yourself and your team.
If it's worthy, then users will come back and offer a payment or contact you to find out how they can contribute if they feel its really worth it.
I think a lot of people have this misconception that everybody who uses open source software just assumes it should be free. In my own experience, it's quite the opposite. Most people who use open source are actually more willing to pay for something they feel is valuable to them without hesitation. They're also usually willing to pay a little more then perhaps is necessary in order to make sure its maintained and supported.
So apparently in the bait-and-switch mentality of the mac world, that you can pay '0 dollars' is not obvious.